In computing, Open Database Connectivity is a standard application programming interface for accessing database management systems. The designers of ODBC aimed to make it independent of database systems and operating systems. An application written using ODBC can be ported to other platforms, both on the client and server side, with few changes to the data access code. ODBC accomplishes DBMS independence by using an ODBC driver as a translation layer between the application and the DBMS. The app
The Opening Game. The XFL premiered on February 3, 2001âthe first Saturday after the Super Bowlâand it was an honest-to-goodness event. While they talked a big game about going head-to-head with the NFL, all Vince McMahon and co. really wanted to do was be an offseason complement to the biggest sports league in America.
The NFL's roots began in 1920. The League was then known as the  APFA, American Professional Football Association. The APFA changed  its name two years later to the National â¦ Football League.   In 1920, there were 14 members of the APFA.owever there are two  teams from the APFA who are still playing in the NFL today, The  Chicago Cardinals and the Decatur Staleys.    The Chicago Cardinals are now known as the Arizona Cardinals and  the Decatur Staleys are now the Chicago Bears. Anson Wind. 15 Contributions.